# Kotlin: Now on Gradle, with v2.2 Support

**URL:** <https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/kotlin-now-on-gradle-with-v2-2-support/15371>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** challenge:kafka\
**Created:** [October 9, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/kotlin-now-on-gradle-with-v2-2-support/15371 "2025-10-09T04:06:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![andy1li](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/andy1li/32/10_2.png) [@andy1li](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/andy1li)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/kotlin-now-on-gradle-with-v2-2-support/15371/1 "2025-10-09T04:06:16Z")

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Hey everyone!

We’ve just shipped some exciting updates to the [Kotlin track](https://app.codecrafters.io/tracks/kotlin):

- Switched from Maven to **Gradle** as the build tool
- Upgraded Kotlin version to **2.2** for all challenges
- Added Kotlin support for the [Kafka](https://app.codecrafters.io/courses/kafka/overview) challenge

If you run into any issues or have suggestions for making the experience even better, we’d love to hear from you! Drop a note here anytime.